Chapter 59 Happy Evening
Tao Daqiang also learned arithmetic, and he knew that according to Brother Long now, his income must be less than before.
But what is the reason for all this? Isn't it because Brother Long chose his home when he needed him?
And even if you give yourself five yuan each time in this way, it is enough. Even if you only work five times a month, twenty-five yuan is more comfortable than most workers in the city!
Tao Daqiang nodded immediately:
"I do!"
Of course he knew that it was Li Long who was actually taking care of him. Otherwise, if he let out the words for five yuan this time, the people in the team who wanted to do it would be overwhelmed.
"Okay, let's go, you get some fish, and I'll stop by the captain's house to borrow the carriage. In the morning tomorrow, either you come over, or I hitch up the carriage and go find you."
Li Long followed Tao Daqiang out of the house, went to the west room to talk to Li Jianguo, and then left the yard.
Tao Daqiang returned home carrying five fishes, but there was still no warmth in the house. After Tao Dayong was arrested, both families emptied their fortunes, which made their already poor life even worse. Tao Jianshe's already hunched back became even more crooked.
Seeing Tao Daqiang coming back, Tao Jianshe's eyes were a little complicated. He turned his head and smoked his cigarette pot, but unfortunately there was no tobacco in it.
Tao Daqiang's lips moved, but he finally said no more. He entered the kitchen and began to handle the fish.
After a while, the sound of adding coal came from the kitchen, and then the fire became bright.
Tao Jianshe felt a lot of heat on the kang, and he shouted:
"What are you doing?"
"I'll cook you some fish soup to replenish your appetite." Tao Daqiang's voice came over.
"A waste of firewood... What should I make up for?" Tao Jianshe said angrily, "There is not enough coal to burn..."
"I earn money to buy it," Tao Daqiang's voice became louder , "I buy it!"
Tao Jianshe stopped talking. He didn't know that the twenty yuan Tao Jianshe borrowed had been repaid, and now he didn't have the confidence to speak to his youngest son.
It was he who blocked the way for his younger son to make money.
Tao Jianshe was not a fool. After his eldest son was arrested, he thought about the whole process. After Tao Jianshe had lived for so many years, he was not blind enough to blame Li Long. He had not thought clearly that his eldest son was not as capable as others.
Now the younger son goes to see Li Long again, and he acquiesces. How bad can he be?
Li Long arrived at Xu Chengjun’s house and saw that Xu Chengjun was listening to the radio.
"Captain, I'm here to borrow the carriage."
"You still want to borrow it? Nothing will happen, right?" Xu Chengjun was also worried now, "You know about Er Mao and Dayong, right? ”
"I know." Li Long smiled, "I'm different from them."
"Okay, it's good that you know. I can tell you that if you really want to be caught and the carriage is impounded, then You will have to pay then." Xu Chengjun is not like the old secretary before, he is used to it. Respect the fate of others, "How many days can you borrow?"
"Three days." Li Long thought that he would have to go into the mountains after selling fish, so he said for two more days, "This is money. . If the carriage is really impounded, I will be fined whatever it is." He has the confidence.
Four yuan and eighty cents were placed on the table. Xu Chengjun wrote a note and handed it to Li Long: "It seems that he made a lot of money."
"Nothing, I just can't stay idle."
Ma Hongmei waited for Li Long to leave before saying to her husband:
"The waiter of the Li family is really lucky!"
"What luck? It's because he has the ability." Xu Chengjun waved his hand, "Just Since both Gu Ermao and Tao Dayong were caught, he dares to continue selling fish, which shows that he has a way."
"We only need to know the way. "Ma Hongmei said with envy, "I heard that he brought back a big bag of things today, and I don't know how much money he has made these days..."
"Don't just look at other people's money, but also look at others. It’s so hard. You get up at five or six in the morning and walk dozens of kilometers a day in this cold weather. Can you persist or can your brother persist?”
Ma Chunmei stopped talking.
Xu Chengjun stopped talking about his wife. This woman has long hair but short knowledge.
After leaving Xu's house, Li Long arrived at the horse number, handed the note to Lao Luo, and handed him a cigarette.
"Hey, Xiaolong smoked?" Lao Luo took it and saw through the fire that the cigarette case in Li Long's hand was the front door, and said with a smile: "This cigarette is much better than Mohe cigarettes. "
"Lao Luo, can I come over early tomorrow morning?" Li Long did not take up the topic of smoking. He did not plan to smoke in this life, "Come over before dawn."
"Okay. I'll also harness the big red horse No. 76 for you." Lao Luo said with a smile. Others came to harness the captain's note, but no one offered him cigarettes. The big red horse No. 76 is the best horse in the horse number, and it is also the horse that Li Jianguo drew when the spring equinox begins tomorrow. Unfortunately, the Li family had no money in the previous life and gave up.
In this life, Li Long felt that he must win.
Back home, a kerosene lamp was lit on the table in the west room, Li Juan and Li Qiang were playing around, Li Jianguo was reading, and Liang Yuemei was holding the soles of her shoes.
Li Long dragged the urea bag out of the spare house and said with a smile:
"This time I went to Wucheng to buy some things. Let's try them."
The two children's shoes and schoolbags, Li Jianguo's coat and hat, my sister-in-law's scarves and shoes, and the two children's toys.
As they took out items one by one, the expressions of the four members of the Li family ranged from surprise to shock.
"Xiaolong, how much money did you spend!" Liang Yuemei's voice was filled with surprise and anger, "Isn't it too much?"
"Where do you think this is?" Li Long smiled and said, "There are also New Year firecrackers, food, and yes, facial oil..."
The table was already full. Li Juan and Li Qiang were wearing new shoes and holding toys. Li Qiang also asked Li Long to help him adjust the toy frog, and he watched the child jumping on the kang, exclaiming and laughing from time to time.
Li Juan hugged her schoolbag and refused to let go - her schoolbag was a cloth bag sewn by Liang Yuemei. Although it was strong, it was really ugly. Some of her classmates were carrying purchased schoolbags, and she had always been envious of them.
"Spending money indiscriminately!" Li Jianguo was also criticizing Li Long, but the smile on his face could not be stretched after all.
He tried on the green military coat and imitation military cap, and said with emotion:
"This... is just warm."
"Of course it's warm in the house." Liang Yuemei revealed his words with a smile.
"Xiaolong, that jade...is so valuable?" Li Jianguo asked.
"Well, it's more valuable than I thought, but jade like that is too rare, and you may not come across it later."
"I understand, you have to compensate your friends in the mountains more later. "Li Jianguo nodded.
After half an hour, everyone finally calmed down, and everyone tasted some of the snacks on the table. Everyone tasted the fruits they brought back - in the past, let alone winter, even summer, fruits from the mainland were also Rarely available.
Of course, I didn't dare to let them eat too much for fear that the children would make trouble at night. After playing for a while, the two children were forced to lay out the newly bought things and go to bed.
After the two children fell asleep, Li Long took out a wad of money from his inner pocket.
"Brother, I have something to tell you."
Looking at the large group of people, Li Jianguo's heartbeat couldn't help but speed up a bit.
"Here are three hundred yuan, take it." Li Long pushed the money to Li Jianguo, "The land will definitely be divided after spring. I won't be able to plant it by then, so I will have to rely on my family. I heard When the time comes, we will have to work in teams. If our family can get horses or mules, then we can buy them. We will have nothing to pull on the ten acres of land.”
"A horse is less than 200 at most. Why do you give me so much?" Li Jianguo pushed the money back.
"Don't you still need a carriage? I'm still pointing the horse to pull the carriage and go to the mountains to pull a few loads of manure back before planting the fields. I won't be the public worker in the team, so you will have to do it then. You pay to make up for it, it’s all here, by the way, and the fish is sold here, you catch the fish. , I gave Daqiang wages, and you also get a share of the money from selling the fish."
Li Jianguo laughed and cursed:
"You bastard, you are so clear with me!"
He collected the money and said nothing more.
"Xiaolong, then you have to keep some money." Liang Yuemei said a little embarrassed, "You have already bought us things..."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I still have some. Besides, , If you sell the fish tomorrow, won’t the money come again?”
Li Jianguo remembered something and said:
"If you have time after selling the fish tomorrow, buy a piece of red paper with couplets written on it, as well as a brush and ink. It's the Chinese New Year, and we have to put couplets on the door. Son."
"Okay."
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(End of this chapter)